Three Pennies for Wishing

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I’ve cures for what ails you! My wares never fails you! I’ve potions for pennies, results guaranteed!

– Deadnettle [1]

Three Pennies for Wishing is a play by Feltemi Reis.

Characters

  • Unnamed noble's son
  • Deadnettle, a potion seller

Play

The play is a tragic and darkly comic story of betrayal. It is often expurgated to remove objectionable elements.[2] Deadnettle is humiliated in the fourth act.[3]

In the Chronicle

A young Kvothe played a noble's son in the play with his troupe.[4] The play is performed in Imre whilst Kvothe studies at the University.[2]

Deadnettle shares his name with a plant used in medicines including the tea Kvothe prepares for Denna to help with her lungs and later in a medicinal tea for the Maer.[5][6]

References

  1. The Name of the Wind, Chapter 64, "Nine in the Fire"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Name of the Wind, Chapter 68, "The Ever-Changing Wind"
  3. The Wise Man's Fear, Chapter 61, "Deadnettle"
  4. The Name of the Wind, Chapter 15, "Distractions and Farewells"
  5. The Wise Man's Fear, Chapter 10, "Being Treasured"
  6. The Wise Man's Fear, Chapter 60, "Wisdom's Tool"